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Date: | Wednesday 27 April 1966 |
Time: | 03:15 LT |
Type: | Martin B-57E Canberra |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 55-4255 |
MSN: | 357 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | in Atlantic Ocean, 200 mi E Cape Hatteras, NC? Off Cape Cod, MA? -
Atlantic Ocean
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | KSWF |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off, no further details. Conflicting information whether this aircraft was off Cape Hatteras or Cape Cod.
Aircraft was assigned 4713th DSES, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, NY and was operating on a routine training mission when contact was lost at 0315 local time. During last contact with the aircraft they reported that they were just off Cape Cod, MA. An extensive air search found no debris on the sea surface. Pilot- Maj. Malcolm T. Kaiser,42. EWO - Maj. Frank N.Guzzetta, 40. No further details are available as to recovery of the crew.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Details regarding this aircrafts incident were published in the Newburgh "Evening News" newspaper articles published April 1966 reporting the aircraft missing on 27 April of of Cape Cod, MA, however it provided no 'tail number', only the incident date and details. This conflicts with the initial data reporting the aircraft missing off of Cape Hatteras, NC, however no documentation was provided confirming the aircraft at that location.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Jan-2012 06:59 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
23-Aug-2013 08:54 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Narrative] |
05-Feb-2015 13:35 |
Av8er |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
05-Feb-2015 13:36 |
Av8er |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |